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The Hindu
17-05-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
Microsoft Office-Teams offer to receive feedback from rivals and customers before EU decision
Microsoft has offered to sell its Office product without Teams at a lower price than Office with Teams as well as offer rivals better interoperability access to its services and products, EU antitrust regulators said on Friday. The European Commission said it was now going to seek feedback from rivals and customers before deciding whether to accept the offer. Reuters was the first to report about the move earlier this week. Microsoft's offer would bring an end to a long-running case triggered by a 2020 complaint by Salesforce-owned Slack, which could have resulted in a hefty antitrust fine for the U.S. tech giant. Microsoft's Vice President for European Government Affairs Nanna-Louise Linde said in a blogpost that the proposal was a clear and complete resolution to concerns raised by rivals and would give Europeans more choice. (Reporting by Foo Yun Chee)
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Business Standard
16-05-2025
- Business
- Business Standard
Microsoft offers cheaper Office without teams to address EU concerns
Microsoft has offered to make its Office product without Teams cheaper than when sold with Teams, EU antitrust regulators said on Friday, which could spare the company a big fine and ease tensions with the United States. The European Commission said it would seek feedback from rivals and customers before deciding whether to accept the offer. Reuters was the first to report the proposal earlier this week. If accepted, it would end a long-running case triggered by a 2020 complaint from Salesforce-owned Slack, which could have resulted in a massive antitrust fine for the US tech giant. Germany's alfaview also complained. Microsoft's Vice President for European Government Affairs Nanna-Louise Linde said in a blogpost the proposal was a clear and complete resolution to concerns raised by rivals and would give Europeans more choice. Its offer would allow Europeans to buy Office 365 and Microsoft 365 suites without Teams for less than corresponding suites that include Teams, the EU competition enforcer said. Microsoft said the maximum price differential between the two suites would be 8 euros ($9). The proposal would also allow rivals to inter-operate with certain Microsoft products and services for specific functionalities, embed Office web applications such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint in their own products, and integrate their products in Microsoft's core productivity applications. Customers in Europe would be able to extract their Teams messaging data for use in competing solutions. The pricing offer would be valid for seven years and interoperability for 10 years. Microsoft, which has accrued 2.2 billion euros in EU antitrust fines in past years, said it would align the options and pricing for its suites and Teams service globally if the EU regulator accepts its offer. "We are hopeful that following the market test, the European Commission will conclude that the proposed commitments resolve its concerns and in the following months adopt a final decision closing its investigation," Microsoft's Linde said. Interested parties have a month to provide feedback. Salesforce said it would scrutinise the offer. US President Donald Trump has threatened to levy tariffs against countries that penalise US companies.
Time of India
16-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Microsoft offers to price Office without Teams cheaper to end antitrust probe
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS: Microsoft has offered to sell its Office product without Teams at a lower price than Office with Teams, as well as offer rivals better interoperability access to its services and products, EU antitrust regulators said on Friday. The European Commission said it was now going to seek feedback from rivals and customers before deciding whether to accept the offer. Reuters was the first to report the move earlier this week. If accepted, Microsoft's offer would bring an end to a long-running case triggered by a 2020 complaint by Salesforce-owned Slack , which could have resulted in a hefty antitrust fine for the U.S. tech giant. Microsoft's Vice President for European Government Affairs Nanna-Louise Linde said in a blogpost that the proposal was a clear and complete resolution to concerns raised by rivals and would give Europeans more choice. Microsoft's offer would allow Europeans to buy Office 365 and Microsoft 365 suites without Teams at a lower price than that for corresponding suites that include Teams, the EU competition enforcer said. Rivals could get access to and have effective interoperability with certain Microsoft products and services for specific functionalities and could also embed Office Web Applications (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) in their own products, and they could prominently integrate their products in Microsoft's core productivity applications, the EU said. Customers in Europe would be able to extract their Teams messaging data for use in competing solutions. The pricing offer would be valid for seven years and interoperability for 10 years. Microsoft said if its pricing offer is accepted, it would align the options and pricing for its suites and Teams service globally. Interested parties have a month to provide feedback. Salesforce said it would carefully scrutinise the offer.
Business Times
16-05-2025
- Business
- Business Times
Microsoft offers to price Office without Teams cheaper to end antitrust probe
[BRUSSELS] Microsoft has offered to sell its Office product without Teams at a lower price than Office with Teams, as well as offer rivals better interoperability access to its services and products, EU antitrust regulators said on Friday (May 16). The European Commission said it was now going to seek feedback from rivals and customers before deciding whether to accept the offer. If accepted, Microsoft's offer would bring an end to a long-running case triggered by a 2020 complaint by Salesforce-owned Slack, which could have resulted in a hefty antitrust fine for the US tech giant. Microsoft's Vice President for European Government Affairs Nanna-Louise Linde said in a blogpost that the proposal was a clear and complete resolution to concerns raised by rivals and would give Europeans more choices. Microsoft's offer would allow Europeans to buy Office 365 and Microsoft 365 suites without Teams at a lower price than that for corresponding suites that include Teams, the EU competition enforcer said. Rivals could get access to and have effective interoperability with certain Microsoft products and services for specific functionalities and could also embed Office Web Applications (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) in their own products, and they could prominently integrate their products in Microsoft's core productivity applications, the EU said. Customers in Europe would be able to extract their Teams messaging data for use in competing solutions. The pricing offer would be valid for seven years and interoperability for 10 years. Microsoft said if its pricing offer is accepted, it would align the options and pricing for its suites and Teams service globally. Interested parties have a month to provide feedback. Salesforce said it would carefully scrutinise the offer. REUTERS
RTÉ News
16-05-2025
- Business
- RTÉ News
Microsoft offers to sell Office without Teams at lower price in EU antitrust probe
Microsoft has offered to sell its Office product without Teams at a lower price than Office with Teams as well as offer rivals better interoperability access to its services and products, EU antitrust regulators said today. The European Commission said it was now going to seek feedback from rivals and customers before deciding whether to accept the offer. Reuters was the first to report about the move earlier this week. Microsoft's offer would bring an end to a long-running case triggered by a 2020 complaint by Salesforce-owned Slack, which could have resulted in a hefty antitrust fine for the US tech giant. Microsoft's Vice President for European Government Affairs Nanna-Louise Linde said in a blogpost that the proposal was a clear and complete resolution to concerns raised by rivals and would give Europeans more choice.
